Ecuador heads to presidential run-off pitting left against right
Ecuadorans will choose between returning to socialism or preserving the conservative status quo in a presidential run-off set for October after Sunday's first round produced a left-right clash rather than an outright winner.
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Markets mixed as China rate cut fails to ease economy worries
Markets were mixed Monday as China's decision to cut interest rates again failed to reassure investors, who are increasingly worried about the outlook for the world's number two economy.
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Eyes on bigger prizes as Pakistan and Afghanistan begin ODI series
Pakistan face Afghanistan in a three-match one-day international series in Sri Lanka starting Tuesday, with skipper Babar Azam seeing it as good preparation for the Asia Cup and World Cup.
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Return of ex-PM Thaksin looms over Thai premiership vote
Thailand's divisive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to return to the kingdom from exile on Tuesday, threatening fresh instability on the day parliament votes for a new prime minister after three months of political deadlock.
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US hurdler Ali hopes to satisfy harshest critics -- her children
Nia Ali will have her three children who she says are her "toughest critics" in the stadium as she bids to regain her 100m hurdles world title in Budapest, beginning with the heats on Tuesday.
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Leftist lawyer leads as violence-hit Ecuador heads to run-off poll
Leftist frontrunner Luisa Gonzalez looked set to take on a surprise candidate, the youthful son of one of Ecuador's richest men, in a run-off election in October, official results showed Sunday.
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Zimbabwe's 80-year-old 'Crocodile' president seeks new term
Emmerson Mnangagwa became Zimbabwe's second president after outmanoeuvring long-time ruler Robert Mugabe with a military-backed coup in 2017 -- and at 80 shows no signs of wanting to retire.
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Vexed by hardship, Zimbabweans brace for tense vote
A large banner featuring Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa hangs from a rundown apartment block in Mbare, a poor suburb of Harare, encouraging voters to give the 80-year-old another term.
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Bernardo Arevalo: From the shadows to Guatemala's presidency
Bernardo Arevalo swept from obscurity to become president of Guatemala, his anti-corruption crusade winning the hearts of voters who had long given up hope of change in the troubled nation.
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Spain World Cup hero Carmona pays tribute to father who died before final
Spain's Women's World Cup hero Olga Carmona paid tribute to her father on Monday for giving her the strength "to achieve something unique" after learning of his death following the nation's 1-0 win over England.
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